The Germans are getting back to a level they haven't been at since the Jurgen Klopp years, but their new boss isn't getting carried away

Borussia Dortmund coach Lucien Favre has likened the construction of a successful football team to the baking of a cake as the high-flying Bundesliga outfit look ahead to their round of 16 clash with Tottenham in the Champions League.

A poor start to the season from Bayern Munich coupled with a spectacular one from Dortmund has seen BVB shoot to the top of the German top flight, a position that few would have imagined the new boss would have achieved so early in his tenure at Westfalenstadion.

There is still some way to go before the Bundesliga leaders travel to London to face Spurs in February, and retaining the top spot would go a long way to giving the squad the confidence to progress further in the competition.